Cardiovascular Technologist 2 KHC

3110 Kennestone Hospital, Inc.

5d

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Clinical Skills Completion of cardiovascular cath w/PCI and EP competencies May function in monitoring, scrubbing, or circulating roles Able to use critical thinking skills Work in conjunction with interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiologists Preps and educates the patient for procedure Demonstrates and understands sterile technique Exhibits a higher level of collaboration with peers in making decisions related to cardiovascular patient care Job Responsibilities Must be flexible with hours to meet departmental needs Able to work scheduled and cath lab On-Call hours Knows existing lines of communication and authority Handles communications properly Introduces self to patient and/or guardian utilizing proper scripting ie. AIDET Transports patients as needed Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and performance Improvement Enters data in to cath lab log and verifies accuracy and completeness Completes necessary paperwork Answers departmental phone using proper scripting Maintains stock levels and outdates Maintain current License and BLS/ACLS certifications Serve as a proctor for other cath_EP lab staff as requested Works as a team with other cath_EP lab staff to obtain the best possible outcome Performs any other duties as needed when asks by leadership Prepares necessary supplies and equipment for procedure Enters appropriate charges for supplies and procedure Quality and Patient Safety Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, i.e.. Armband, DOB, verbal identification Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker Verifies Written Order and Consent, seeks clarification if order or consent unclear Uses and understands preprocedural verification/ time out form Understands and complies with site/ side marking when indicated Patient Education Responsible for patient, family/support system education Responsible for patient education as it relates to their procedure, including preparing the patient for future procedures and/or transfer to another facility Provide post procedural home care instructions as needed Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

• Associates Health Science or Accredited Program Radiologic Science-Preferred or Bachelors Health Science-Preferred
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• RCES - Reg Cardiac Electrophysi Spec or RCIS - Registered CVI Specialist or ARRT-CI - ARRT Cardiac Interventional Ra or ARRT-CV - ARRT Cardio Vascular Interven
• Minimum 3 years in cardiovascular cath/electrophysiology lab Required

Responsibilities

• Completion of cardiovascular cath w/PCI and EP competencies
• May function in monitoring, scrubbing, or circulating roles
• Able to use critical thinking skills
• Work in conjunction with interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiologists
• Preps and educates the patient for procedure
• Demonstrates and understands sterile technique
• Exhibits a higher level of collaboration with peers in making decisions related to cardiovascular patient care
• Must be flexible with hours to meet departmental needs
• Able to work scheduled and cath lab On-Call hours
• Knows existing lines of communication and authority
• Handles communications properly
• Introduces self to patient and/or guardian utilizing proper scripting ie. AIDET
• Transports patients as needed
• Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers
• Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and performance Improvement
• Enters data in to cath lab log and verifies accuracy and completeness
• Completes necessary paperwork
• Answers departmental phone using proper scripting
• Maintains stock levels and outdates
• Maintain current License and BLS/ACLS certifications
• Serve as a proctor for other cath_EP lab staff as requested
• Works as a team with other cath_EP lab staff to obtain the best possible outcome
• Performs any other duties as needed when asks by leadership
• Prepares necessary supplies and equipment for procedure
• Enters appropriate charges for supplies and procedure
• Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, i.e.. Armband, DOB, verbal identification
• Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker
• Verifies Written Order and Consent, seeks clarification if order or consent unclear
• Uses and understands preprocedural verification/ time out form
• Understands and complies with site/ side marking when indicated
• Responsible for patient, family/support system education
• Responsible for patient education as it relates to their procedure, including preparing the patient for future procedures and/or transfer to another facility
• Provide post procedural home care instructions as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree